EPA Releases ‘Roadmap’ for PFAS Regulations During Biden Administration
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PEER | October 20, 2021
Other environmental groups criticized the agency’s plan, saying it promised future regulatory limits on only a handful of thousands of PFAS chemicals. “This plan is a complete dud,” said Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “The ...
Documents Show EPA Staffers Mishandled Whistleblowers’ Complaint
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PEER | October 19, 2021
The documents The Intercept obtained show that Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), sent the whistleblowers’ complaint to Michael Freedhoff, executive director of the EPA, at 5:54pm on June 28. Freedhoff then forwarded ...
‘Forever chemicals’ may be present at some 2,500 NJ sites, data shows
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PEER |
The EPA data was obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit that obtained the files through a Freedom of Information Act request. It said the companies identified may be making, importing, handling or storing the chemicals. “These figures show a ...
Port Richey neighbors fed up with ongoing sewage spills
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PEER | October 18, 2021
The I-Team reviewed state data and found, since 2017, Port Richey has reported 14 spills to the Department of Environmental Protection. Throughout 2020, Florida PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) monitored those emergency alerts of sewage overflows across the ...